August 1997

The month of August turned out to be even drier than July, as the Brazos Valley received less than an inch of rain for the second straight month. All of the measurable precipitation fell during a 24-hour period on the 7th and 8th as a stationary front sat over East Texas. Combined with moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, this event produced steady rainfall starting in the evening of the 7th which continued through the next morning. The cool temperatures accompanying the rain brought relief to the residents of Bryan/College Station, and set a new record for the lowest maximum temperature ever observed on the 8th of August; one of many records which were broken or threatened during the month. Despite the dry summer conditions that we have experienced, our annual precipitation total is still nearly two inches above normal.

Daily Temperature

Daily Precipitation

Monthly Temperature Summary

Day

Maximum

Minimum

*Departure

Total

Mean

Value

*Departure

1

94°F

75°F

0°F

Maximum

95.4°F

+0.6°F

2

94°F

75°F

0°F

Minimum

73.1°F

‑0.1°F

3

95°F

75°F

0°F

Average

84.3°F

+0.3°F

4

96°F

73°F

0°F

Degree Days

Total

*Departure

5

100°F

74°F

+2°F

Heating

0

0

6

98°F

75°F

+2°F

Cooling

605

+16

7

96°F

74°F

0°F

0.32"

Numberof Days:

Total

*Departure

8

81°F

68°F

‑10°F

0.46"

Maximum ≥ 90°F

29

+1

9

93°F

76°F

0°F

T

Maximum ≤ 32°F

0

0

10

96°F

78°F

+2°F

Minimum ≤ 32°F

0

0

11

94°F

76°F

0°F

12

96°F

75°F

+2°F

Monthly Precipitation Summary

13

96°F

77°F

+2°F

Precipitation

Value

*Departure

14

95°F

75°F

+1°F

Monthly Total

0.78"

‑1.64"

15

97°F

77°F

+3°F

Year-to-date Total

26.27"

+1.85"

16

98°F

78°F

+4°F

Days ≥ 0.01"

2

‑4

17

99°F

79°F

+5°F

18

98°F

75°F

+2°F

Monthly Extremes

19

98°F

75°F

+2°F

Extreme

Value

Date(s)

20

98°F

74°F

+2°F

Highest Temperature

102°F

21st

21

102°F

76°F

+5°F

Lowest Temperature

63°F

26th

22

98°F

73°F

+2°F

Max. 24-hour Precip.

0.61"

7th-8th

23

87°F

72°F

‑4°F

T

Maximum Wind Gust

26 mph

16th

24

93°F

69°F

‑2°F

25

91°F

66°F

‑4°F

Record Book for August

26

93°F

63°F

‑5°F

Highest Temperature

108°F

1951

27

96°F

65°F

‑2°F

Lowest Temperature

58°F

1940

28

96°F

70°F

0°F

Highest Minimum

82°F

1915

29

97°F

72°F

+2°F

Lowest Maximum

74°F

1945

30

96°F

68°F

0°F

Wettest Month

11.25"

1915

31

97°F

69°F

+1°F

Driest Month

0.00"

1952

Wettest 24 Hours

6.19"

1915

"T" indicates daily precipitation ≤ 0.005".BOLDFACE indicates an extreme daily value for the month.ITALICS indicates a daily record was set or tied.
*Departure from the 1961‑1990 normal.

*New Records Set

Day

Parameter

Value

Old Record

Year

15th

Tied highest minimum temperature

77°F

77°F

1956

17th

Tied highest minimum temperature

79°F

79°F

1997

*Near Records

Day

Parameter

Value

Record

Year

8th

Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature

81°F

81°F

1997

8th

Tied 3rd lowest minimum temperature

68°F

67°F

1914

10th

Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature

78°F

79°F

1980

16th

Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature

78°F

79°F

1948

21st

Tied 4th highest minimum temperature

76°F

78°F

1960

23rd

Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature

87°F

83°F

1961

26th

Tied 2nd lowest minimum temperature

63°F

63°F

1997

27th

Tied 2nd lowest minimum temperature

65°F

65°F

1916

*NOTE: Records from 1910 through July 1951 are based on observations taken at the Texas AgriculturalExperiment Station main farm located 7 miles SW of College Station. Records from August 1951 throughthe present are based on observations taken at Easterwood Field.